I applied online. I interviewed at PIMCO (Newport Beach, CA) in Oct 2020
Interview
first round was a spark hire (like hirevue) video interview. 6 questions, 3 technical and 3 behavioral. Only gave 1 minute to answer each question, but allowed unlimited attempts at each question. Second round was a super day, 3-30 minute interviews through webex
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PIMCO (London, England) in Dec 2021
Interview
7 questions to answer - 1 min answer time, unlimited number of attempts. No single question was particularly surprising, just prepare anecdotes that show the skills they are looking for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
7 Questions that were all competency/scenario-based:
A time you had to innovate
A time you took leadership without having the official title
A time you made a mistake and what effect it had on someone else - what steps you took to ensure it didn't happen
Last Q - is there anything else you would like to add.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PIMCO (Newport Beach, CA) in Apr 2021
Interview
I received a one way interview invite via HireVue and completed that within the specified period. There were about 6 questions, a mix of technical and behavioral. I did not pass onto the second round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you calculate free cash flow for a company in industrials?